What’s New with Stephanie
This is where I share what I’ve been thinking about, walking through, or learning lately.
Memories
Life & Family
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Hallelujah! My Flight’s Delayed
The flight is booked. Round trip. With return flight to get you home in enough time to get the rest you need to the next leg of your life. The next leg of my life included very important tasks: taking a child somewhere and connecting with somebody about something and… Honestly, now, I don’t remember.…
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I’m a Scrapbooker?
At some point along the way, someone invited me to a scrapbooking party. This was back when Creative Memories was becoming a thing. My oldest was maybe 18 months old, and I thought: “This is great. I can preserve our memories. I can do something meaningful with all these pictures.” So I went to the…
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Gifting a Hobby (or cameras everywhere!)
My dad didn’t just buy a camera. He bought a door. And opened it to possibility. This was his first grandchild. And suddenly, photography wasn’t just interesting—it was important. So when my parents came to visit, they didn’t just take a few pictures. They took pictures of everything. The baby looking left.The baby looking right.The…
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Allergen-Friendly Foods
This post is a two parts in one. This first section is about food options free of common allergens and my family’s faves. The second is my position on Epicure 2.0. Read none, some, all. This is where I stand. In future, current food links will be on my links page. Choosing What is for…
Faith
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Supernatural Pod-mobile (April 7, 2007)
I just lay my near-5-month-old down for a nap. As I was nursing him, I looked in his eyes and he was looking up at me with the surprised intensity that only a nursing child can give his mother when the influx of milk let-down catches him off guard. But there was another look there.…
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I’m Not Praying Anymore (April 1, 2007)
Got your attention, didn’t I? Well, it’s true. I’m not praying anymore. At least about something that I’m waiting for resolution from God on. It’s not that I’m not praying, it’s just that I have to pray differently. I have to pray for myself to trust that God knows what is best and will provide…
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The Just-Say-No! Card (March 29, 2007)
Ouch! Ouch! Ouch! I got kicked in the rear end and it HURTS! How? To tell you the truth, I’m kicking myself. Want to know why? Alright, I’ll tell you. An opportunity presented itself to make a little extra dough, which sounded great for the upcoming homeschooling conference. And it’s doing what I love and…
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This is a gift…not torture! (March 25, 2007)
Our church is reading through the bible in a year. I’m doing my best to keep up. I’m not beating myself up about the days I miss (Romans 8:1)…I’m just celebrating the days I hit. For a while there, in the early books of the old testament, we spent a lot of time reading about…
Education
The Early Years
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Even Bad Days Are Good (May 29, 2013)
Ethnic Man hurt his back playing ball. Sadly, it was hurt more than he realized. Two visits to the chiropractor and today we got an MRI. Results in the morning. Please keep him in your prayers. [Please don’t see this as selfish…me talking all about ME and MY stuff when my hubby is hurting. But…
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Albums and Movies (May 28, 2013)
I’m a child of the 80s. Does that mean I was a teen in the 80s and born in the 70s? I think it means the 80s culture was my formative time, when my senses were alive to what was going on all around me. Regardless, my point is the same. The 80s were a…
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Happy Purple-Practice-Day! (May 11, 2013)
I am not old. My definition of old has always been 1 year older than my grandmother, which is now 93, if my math is correct. But to prepare you all for what 93 is going to be like, I’m wearing purple today! And sharing one of my favorite poems. Then I’m going out with…
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Milestone Tuesday (April 30, 2013)
I’m still here! Alive and kicking! Things have been crazy, nutty, busy with snowstorms, thaws, more snowstorms, ice, and a few snowstorms along the way. There was the trip to Moorhead for the Concordia College Day of Percussion (fabulous experience!) and there was the God showing up in full force at a MOPS meeting (supercalifragilistricexpedalidocious…